Depending upon what business you're in there can be some serious ramifications - HIPAA, Sox come to mind. Then there's the issue of who controls the data in the first place - what's to keep this person from stealing confidential business data/contacts/customers if they leave? From a support side you're opening a huge can of worms if you have applications that don't always play nice with retail software not to mention security holes like Limewire et al, is this person willing to let you flatten the OS and reinstall from scratch if something goes awry? JUST SAY NO!
John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:36 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
